West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold mine revenues rose 38% in H1 2025, reaching A$472.1 million due to higher gold prices. The average gold selling price jumped from A$2,199 to A$3,049 per ounce ...

MTN Rwanda invests heavily in network upgrades but faces growing service quality problems. The Rwandan regulator RURA summoned MTN after two days of major disruptions in voice, SMS, USSD, and ...

Sight Holdings renovated a school in Diepsloot and introduced digital tools and training. South Africa faces 46.1% youth unemployment, largely due to a digital skills gap. Experts stress the need for ...

Morocco’s trade deficit reached 161.86 billion dirhams in H1 2025, up 18.4% year-on-year. Imports rose 8.9%, driven by raw materials and finished goods, while exports grew only 3%. Remittances from ...

The female cocoa chief advocates for a price of 4,500–5,000 cedis per sack compared to COCOBOD’s 3,100 price. Farmers worldwide are pushing for a threshold of 6,000–7,000 cedis but are limited by the ...

Church of Uganda and U.S.-based ACEII signed a 3-year deal to improve rural literacy. The project targets dioceses of Luwero, Nakasongola, and Nakaseke with kits and teacher training. Uganda’s rural ...

Christopher Nolan faces criticism for shooting scenes of The Odyssey in Dakhla, Western Sahara. FiSahara and pro-Sahrawi voices accuse the production of legitimizing Morocco’s presence in the region.

The World Bank approved $200 million via IDA for Zambia’s energy programme ASCENT. The project aims to bring reliable electricity to over 1 million Zambians within 5 years. Zambia is accelerating ...

IMF lifts Sub-Saharan Africa’s 2025 growth forecast to 4.0 %, a 0.2-point bump that adds an estimated US$3.6 billion in real GDP versus April. • Revisions driven by a brighter global outlook (3.0 % ...

LPRC becomes main fuel importer after months of supply shortages and price swings • Gasoline prices rose from 680 to 830 Liberian dollars per gallon between January and July • Private importers lose ...

Chad asks Green Climate Fund to accredit three local entities for climate finance access • Accreditation would cut out foreign intermediaries and speed up project funding • Minister urges GCF to ...

Mali seeks $176M via WAEMU bond offering launched July 28, with 7- and 5-year tranches at 6.55% and 6.35%. • Funds aim to ease fiscal pressure amid flooding, mine shutdown, and 3.4% deficit in 2025. • ...